Equity in Action – Acknowledging the Past, Assessing the System, and Fighting for a “Just” Future
Date: Apr 09, 2021
Timing: 4:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Speakers : Robert Peters, Sharone Mitchell, Kendra Spearman, Xavier McElrath-Bey, Dominique Gilliard
Chicago-Kent will host a live viewing of the Just Mercy film and a virtual panel discussion. Panelists included a range of local leaders who will speak to the history of the criminal legal system, recent reforms and advocacy, and the on-going struggles ahead.
Panelists:
- Robert Peters, Illinois State Senator
- Sharone Mitchell, Cook County Public Defender
- Kendra Spearman ’16 of Spearman Law and Executive Director at The Justice Renewal Initiative, Inc.
- Xavier McElrath-Bey, Co-Executive Director at the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
- Dominique Gilliard, Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for Love Mercy – Do Justice at the Evangelical Covenant Church, Author of Rethinking Incarceration
This event is hosted by the ACLU, ACS, BLSA, Criminal Law Society, DALSA, HLLSA, Lambdas, MLSA, NLG, REAA, and SBA together with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.